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I'm looking how to recognize my Nexus 4 as a drive.

Actually it's like a camera.

Any idea?

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    We are looking how to help you. Actually, we lack information: Where should it be detected? If on a computer, what OS? What have you tried already? Have you checked other questions tagged "disk-drive? Also, results of this search might prove helpful: http://android.stackexchange.com/search?q=[storage]+access – Izzy Nov 05 '13 at 17:07
  • It seems his N4 is in PTP mode, and perhaps he wants to mount it as a Mass Storage Device. I wrote my answer based on those assumptions, but I could be completely missing his real issue. More information in the question would be fantastic. – dotVezz Nov 05 '13 at 17:10
  • Similar: http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/27926/nexus-7-doesnt-have-sdcard-folder-when-connected-to-pc/27929#27929 – iOS Nov 05 '13 at 18:45
  • The question is very valid though not unique. He obviously wants USB mass storage back. Doesn't work out of the box. You need root and an app like drivedroid and maybe a modified kernel, e.g. franko kernel for the N4. App is here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.softwarebakery.drivedroid – ce4 Nov 06 '13 at 11:19

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This is how many modern Android phones (Including all Nexus phones) work. The Nexus 4 can switch between MTP and PTP modes. To overgeneralize a bit, it can use MTP to emulate a Media Device and PTP to emulate a camera.

The Nexus 4 has no way to mount as a Mass Storage Device (and thus, no practical way to mount it and get a drive letter for it)

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